UCF QB Dillon Gabriel is ready to take the next step in Year 3

For a moment, the noise and distraction of being a college football player seem to drift away from Dillon Gabriel.

He’s smack dab in the middle of Bounce House Stadium, where on any given Saturday in the fall, 44,000 screaming UCF fans would be watching his every move. But on this day, the stadium is empty and Gabriel has stepped away for a few moments of peace during a photoshoot.

It’s been a busy summer for the junior, who spent time as a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy alongside some of the biggest and brightest college quarterbacks in the country. Then there was the debut of his personal brand of apparel, which came about as college players were able to profit from their name,…